Secret Shopping as User Experience Assessment Tool

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Main Author: Boyce, Crystal M.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2015
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contents Secret Shopping as User Experience Assessment Tool Boyce, Crystal M. Academic Libraries Library Services Library Research Action Research User Satisfaction (Information) Student Employment Feedback (Response) Productivity Questionnaires Multiple Choice Tests Improvement Programs Total Quality Management Secret shopping is a form of unobtrusive evaluation that can be accomplished with minimal effort, but still produce rich results. With as few as 11 shoppers, the author was able to identify trends in user satisfaction with services provided across two entry-level desks at Illinois Wesleyan University's The Ames Library. The focus of this secret shopping program was on user experiences rather than whether correct answers were given by student employees working at the desks. Overall, users were satisfied or very satisfied with their experiences, though user feedback identified one desk as providing consistently better service.
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spellingShingle Secret Shopping as User Experience Assessment Tool
Boyce, Crystal M.
Academic Libraries
Library Services
Library Research
Action Research
User Satisfaction (Information)
Student Employment
Feedback (Response)
Productivity
Questionnaires
Multiple Choice Tests
Improvement Programs
Total Quality Management
Secret Shopping as User Experience Assessment Tool Boyce, Crystal M. Academic Libraries Library Services Library Research Action Research User Satisfaction (Information) Student Employment Feedback (Response) Productivity Questionnaires Multiple Choice Tests Improvement Programs Total Quality Management Secret shopping is a form of unobtrusive evaluation that can be accomplished with minimal effort, but still produce rich results. With as few as 11 shoppers, the author was able to identify trends in user satisfaction with services provided across two entry-level desks at Illinois Wesleyan University's The Ames Library. The focus of this secret shopping program was on user experiences rather than whether correct answers were given by student employees working at the desks. Overall, users were satisfied or very satisfied with their experiences, though user feedback identified one desk as providing consistently better service.
title Secret Shopping as User Experience Assessment Tool
topic Academic Libraries
Library Services
Library Research
Action Research
User Satisfaction (Information)
Student Employment
Feedback (Response)
Productivity
Questionnaires
Multiple Choice Tests
Improvement Programs
Total Quality Management
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1082307